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From: Eli Luong on 15 May 2010 01:33
I had left my laptop (dell 600m) on standby for a few days running off
battery, so it was around 40% based on the little indicator they have
on the battery. I plugged in the AC to charge it and went off for
about 90min. I came back and the charging LED was blinking red, and
the battery was burning hot, way hotter than it ever was. So I
unplugged the AC adapter and put the system in Hibernate and removed
the battery to let it cool down. And I was afraid it'll either explode
or start burning up. It's cooled down now, but I was wondering what I
should do about it now. It's worked fine for the past 5 years or so? I
haven't plugged it back in yet. Just wondering what do you guys think
is wrong. Is the fail-safe on the battery effective? Sometimes it
doesn't work, right, and the battery either explodes or burns up?
From: Jeffrey D Angus on 15 May 2010 11:04
Eli Luong wrote:
> It's worked fine for the past 5 years or so?

Time to get another battery, you're at the end of life
for that one.

Jeff


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From: Meat Plow on 15 May 2010 12:06
On Fri, 14 May 2010 22:33:15 -0700, Eli Luong wrote:

> I had left my laptop (dell 600m) on standby for a few days running off
> battery, so it was around 40% based on the little indicator they have on
> the battery. I plugged in the AC to charge it and went off for about
> 90min. I came back and the charging LED was blinking red, and the
> battery was burning hot, way hotter than it ever was. So I unplugged the
> AC adapter and put the system in Hibernate and removed the battery to
> let it cool down. And I was afraid it'll either explode or start burning
> up. It's cooled down now, but I was wondering what I should do about it
> now. It's worked fine for the past 5 years or so? I haven't plugged it
> back in yet. Just wondering what do you guys think is wrong. Is the
> fail-safe on the battery effective? Sometimes it doesn't work, right,
> and the battery either explodes or burns up?

Search Youtube videos for laptop battery fires.
From: Jeff Liebermann on 15 May 2010 13:23
On Fri, 14 May 2010 22:33:15 -0700 (PDT), Eli Luong
<eliluong(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>I had left my laptop (dell 600m) on standby for a few days running off
(...)

You have a dead battery and possibly defective battery. Check the
battery PPID serial number:
<http://www.dellbatteryprogram.com>
to see if you're entitled to a free replacement.

If it catches fire, please take some videos for You Tube.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XHaz5EM9jc>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raxOnrDFmag>

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From: Eli Luong on 15 May 2010 17:58
On May 15, 8:04 am, Jeffrey D Angus <jan...(a)suddenlink.net> wrote:
> Time to get another battery, you're at the end of life
> for that one.
>
> Jeff

Boo, why did it suddenly stop working one day. :(

I looked on Amazon, is this an acceptable place to purchase a new
battery? The laptop has become a secondary machine, so I don't want to
spend so much money on it, and I hope it's safer to buy batteries from
Amazon sellers than on eBay.

http://www.amazon.com/DekCell-Laptop-Battery-Inspiron-Latitude/dp/B000EGOEBG
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